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By Jerry Hart Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Almost three years to the day after Katrina devastated New Orleans, disaster-response officials are bracing for Tropical Storm Gustav's projected landfall there as forecasters predict it will strengthen into a major ...
Officials may evacuate New Orleans as Gustav nears
Three years after Katrina, Gulf ports at risk
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New York Times -
Changes were still being made on Wednesday at Invesco Field, the home of the Denver Broncos, where Senator Barack Obama will deliver his acceptance speech before 75000 people.
Video: Raw Video: Obama Prepares for Convention Speech
John McCain derides Barack Obama's 'Barackopolis'
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BBC News -
Tropical Storm Gustav has strengthened towards renewed hurricane force as it approaches Jamaica, where residents have boarded up homes in preparation.
Video: New Orleans Watching Gustav's Path
Tropical Storm Gustav shifts track slightly
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AFP -
VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) - A strong earthquake struck at sea Thursday off Canada's Pacific coast west of Vancouver Island, but was too small to generate a tsunami, Canadian and US officials reported.
6.1 quake strikes off western Canadian coast
Strong quake hits off British Columbia coast
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AFP -
BANGKOK (AFP) - Thailand's embattled prime minister vowed Thursday to end massive rallies against his rule without force -- raising the spectre of a prolonged siege of Bangkok's main government compound.
Thais speak out on protests
Thai protesters defy court order to leave compound
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Detroit Free Press -
BY DAVID ZEMAN • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • August 28, 2008 Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick -- already in the crosshairs of prosecutors and Michigan's governor -- now faces yet another legal battle.
Detroit mayor's lawyer says she's losing witnesses
Lawyer: Detroit mayor hasn't paid $80K in legal bills
New York Times -
By MICHAEL BARBARO and DAVID W. CHEN A majority of New York City Council members support - or are open to - overturning the term limit laws that will force most of them and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg from office in 16 months, according to a telephone ...
NYC property tax breaks more than double in 10 yrs
Mayor Bloomberg defends terms limits - for legislators, not him
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By THOMAS CLOUSE AND JIM CAMDEN Before 2005, visitors knew Wolf Lodge Bay as a place to eat a famous steak, watch ospreys launch after fish in Lake Coeur d'Alene or find an easy campsite.
Video: Death for Man Who Kidnapped, Murdered Idaho Boy
Idaho: Death Penalty in Kidnapping and Murder Case
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Bloomberg -
By Courtney Schlisserman and Timothy R. Homan Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- The US economy expanded faster than previously estimated in the second quarter, helped by a surge in exports that will probably wane as Europe and Japan head toward recessions.
Economy Grew 3.3% in 2nd Quarter, Much Higher Than Initial Reading
Economy gets big stimulus boost
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Wall Street Journal -
A surprisingly strong reading of US economic growth spurred stocks higher Thursday, while commodity traders bid crude oil a little higher as they kept a watchful eye on Tropical Storm Gustav.
Oil, Natural Gas Rise as Gustav Threatens US Gulf Platforms
NYMEX-Crude dips on IEA stance, big natgas build
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NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Valeant Pharmaceuticals International said Thursday it will collaborate with GlaxoSmithKline PLC to develop and market epilepsy drug candidates in a deal that could bring Valeant payments of up to $825 million, ...
Glaxo and Valeant Pharmaceuticals Agree to Epilepsy Drug Partnership
Valeant, GlaxoSmithKline sign collaboration deal for epilepsy drug
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Washington Post -
DENVER -- After two nights of mixed results, the third night of the Democratic National Convention delivered just what Democrats were looking for: reconciliation between the Obamas and the Clintons, an historic presidential nomination, and a startling ...
Video: Clinton Says Obama's Ready
The Democratic convention Flags, cheers, discipline and doubt
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Reuters -
By Andrew Stern CHICAGO (Reuters) - Presidential candidates searching for votes in the US heartland will find rising poverty. But appealing to the poor is not necessarily a winning strategy, analysts said.
What's missing from the Democratic Convention
Republican State of the States 2008: Louisiana
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Reuters -
By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent DENVER (Reuters) - Democrats prepared a grand celebration on Thursday for Barack Obama, who will accept a historic presidential nomination with a speech that spells out his vision for change in America.
On the anniversary of Martin Luther King's 'Dream' speech, Obama ...
Obama accepting nomination on anniversary of historic King speech
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BBC News -
Microsoft has released the second "beta" or test version of its latest browser Internet Explorer 8 (IE8). It remains unclear when a final version of the program will be shipped, with the test version currently available for download.
IE 8 hits Beta 2, privacy features added
IE8 Beta 2 shows Microsoft is serious about playing catch-up
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Reuters -
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The eighth tropical storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, Hanna, formed in the western Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, the US National Hurricane Centre said in its latest advisory.
Tropical Storm Hanna forms in Atlantic
TS Hanna forms; Gustav gains strength
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New York Times -
By Mike Nizza The case of the British conspiracy buff who hacked his way onto the wrong side of American law at a particularly sensitive time would seem to have reached a crucial point.
European Court Won't Stop UK Hacker's Extradition to US
UK Hacker Loses Appeal On US Extradition
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Los Angeles Times -
By Jessica Guynn, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer The famous technophobe and Hollywood scribe is trading the "West Wing" and "Studio 60" corridors for the graffiti-scrawled, software-developer-mobbed corridors of social networking upstart Facebook Inc.
Sorkin to write Facebook story for big screen
West Wing writer tackles Facebook
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Washington Post -
By Ellen McCarthy That Steve Martin -- the "Wild and Crazy" guy from "The Jerk" and "Father of the Bride.
Review: 'Traitor' (Don Cheadle)
Cheadle is in on the action of Traitor'
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A man accused of illegally streaming unreleased Guns N' Roses songs on his website has been bailed after a court appearance in Los Angeles.
Feds arrest man accused of posting unreleased Guns N' Roses songs
Guns N' Roses Blogger Busted for Chinese Leaks
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Sports Network -
(Sports Network) - Jon Lester attempts to bounce back from one of his worst starts of the season this afternoon, when the Boston Red Sox try to complete a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees in what will likely be the final game played between the ...
D'Angelo winner will see the Sox game in NYC today
Red Sox 11, Yankees 3 Yankees’ Hopes Are Going, Going ...
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New York Times -
By Kathleen McElroy Andy Roddick had his fiancee, his brother and Patrick McEnroe in his box (funny how having a new coach, like being newly in love, puts a spring in a player’s step).
Andy Roddick breezes in first round at US Open
Andy Roddick advances, aggressively
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Sports Network -
(Sports Network) - Right-hander Aaron Harang will try to win consecutive starts for the first time this season tonight when the Cincinnati Reds close out a three-game midweek series with the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.
Oswalt continues mastery of Reds
begins at: 2:05 PM ET
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By Dianna Cooper According to a report released by the US Census Bureau on Wednesday, the number of Americans without health insurance decreased in 2007 for the very first time since President Bush took office.
US Census Bureau to Release Report on Number of Uninsured in America
Obama Tops McCain In Helping Uninsured Americans
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Los Angeles Times -
The Harvard study may ultimately shift treatment options away from stem cells for a variety of diseases. By Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Injecting a cocktail of proteins directly into the bodies of diabetic mice, researchers have ...
Scientists Reprogram Cells, Add to Debate
Researchers Report Advances in Cell Conversion Technique
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By JO CIAVAGLIA With the Philadelphia region experiencing the highest West Nile virus infection rates among mosquitoes in nine years, the state has taken the unprecedented step of aerial spraying pesticides over more than 141000 acres.
LI Man, 75, Dies of West Nile Virus
West Nile virus remains a concern
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